Will Manchester say yes to an elected Mayor in May?
With referendums in ten of the biggest cities outside London in May, residents in Manchester will decide if they wish to have an elected mayor.
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New OECD data shows how far Britain lags behind in women’s boardroom representation
New data from the OECD reveals just how far the UK lags behind other leading nations when it comes to equal gender representation in the boardroom.
A state free of religion is a core liberal belief
Mike Morgan Giles argues that Tory Baroness Sayeeda Warsi is wrong – we need “militant secularists”, whatever they are.
There should be no prizes for exploiting children at the Olympics
Owen Tudor announces the launch of a campaign to clear up labour practices around the Olympics for good.
The information you need to end workfare
Alex Hern presents the data you need to join the campaign to end workfare.
Scotland unites in wanting to save Rangers
Ed Jacobs reports on the reactions to the bankruptcy of Rangers, and hopes for a saviour to prevent it ending.
Get Google Alerts? You’ll have to pay Murdoch, Desmond and co. £150
Alex Hern reveals the plans of Britain’s leading newspaper cartel to monetise Google Alerts and Google News
We need to defend the hope at the heart of Christianity, not fight militant secularisation
Ed Jacobs examines Sayeeda Warsi’s claim that militant secularism is taking hold of our societies.
Conservative commentator believes in smacking because his instinct says so
According to Andrew Lilico at ConservativeHome, you don’t need to bother about the evidence when it comes to smacking. We beg to differ.
Ken vows to reverse Boris’s police cuts and “make the streets safer”
Three months out from May’s Mayoral elections, Ken Livingstone today unveiled his “policing pledge for London”, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.